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M F Husain
(1915 - 2011)

Guru Gobind Singh



"In his drive to create an Indian contemporary art, M.F. Husain has become a master of myth, not only portraying deities and episodes from the Mahabharata and Ramayana, but in projecting historical figures into the transcendent realm of the mythic" (Susan Bean, "Now, Then, Beyond Time in India's Contemporary Art", Contemporary Indian Art: Other Realities, Marg, Mumbai, 2002, p. 48).

In the present lot, Husain offers a large portrait...



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  Lot 2 of 85  

SUMMER ART AUCTION
19-20 JUNE 2013

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Winning Bid
Rs 78,72,480
$140,580

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

M F Husain
Guru Gobind Singh

Signed in English (lower right)
2000
Acrylic on canvas
46.5 x 35 in (118.1 x 88.9 cm)

PROVENANCE:
Acquired directly from the artist
Private Collection, India

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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